Nigeria are still Africa's highest ranked team

Nigeria remain in the top 10 of Fifa's world rankings.

According to the latest rankings released on Wednesday, the West Africans are still the ninth best team in the world.

They stay two places above their nearest African rivals Cameroon who have not been moved from eleventh.

Tanzania were the continent's most improved side as they moved up ten places to 110th.

Guinea also improved, moving up four places to replace Egypt as Africa's fourth best team.

African Rankings - December 2006 (world rankings in brackets):

1. Nigeria (9)
2. Cameroon (11)
3. Ivory Coast (18)
4. Guinea (23)
5. Egypt (27)
6. Ghana (28)
7. Tunisia (32)
8. Mali (36)
9. Morocco (39)
10. Senegal (41)
11. Angola (55)
12. Togo (60)
13. Burkina Faso (61)
14. Zambia (62)
15. DR Congo (66)
16. South Africa (67)
17. Zimbabwe (76)
18. Cape Verde (78)
19. Algeria (80)
20. Congo (89)
21. Ethiopia (92)
22. Gabon (95)
23. Libya (99)
24. Uganda (103)
25. Malawi (104)
26. Botswana (108)
27. Equatorial Guinea (109)
28. Tanzania (110)
29. Benin (114)
30. Liberia (115)
31. Namibia (116)
32. Sudan (120)
33. Rwanda (121)
34. Kenya (127)
35. Mozambique (128)
35. Seychelles (130)
37. Mauritania (133)
38. Gambia (134)
39. Mauritius (138)
40. Eritrea (140)
41. Chad (142)
42. Niger (147)
43. Swaziland (148)
43. Sierra Leone (148)
44. Lesotho (160)
45. Central African Republic (179)
46. Madagascar (184)
47. Guinea-Bissau (191)
48. Somalia (193)
49. Djibouti (198)
49. S�o Tom� e Pr�ncipe (198)